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Middle Mile: Keeping It All Connected

Going the Extra Middle Mile with Federal, State and PPP Funding Programs

Tuesday, June 3, 2025
1:00 PM - 1:40 PM CT
Location: Bayou AB
Deployment Financial

    Moderator(s)

  • Rick Talbot (he/him/his)

    Principal Analyst
    ACG Research
    Plano, Texas, United States

    • Panelist(s)

  • Robin Olds

    Senior Business Development Manager, Broadband Program Office, Americas Service Provider
    Cisco Systems, South Carolina, United States

  • Sean Stokes

    Partner -- Attorney
    Keller and Heckman, LLP
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States

  • Kevin Czaicki

    Vice President of Broadband Solutions
    Millennium
    Delavan, Wisconsin, United States

The challenge of connecting everyone everywhere will take more effort and financial resources than any one entity can provide. How can public institutions, private equity firms, and research organizations help states maximize federal funding programs to ensure that community programs are fully funding so that telehealth, education, digital equity, and workforce training efforts have the impact intended? This panel will discuss best practices, share insights from successful public and private partnerships, and highlight opportunities for new collaborative investments as the industry looks to close the digital divide for all Americans.